On Mar 2, 10:42*am, "Linda D." wrote:
On Mar 1, 10:18*pm, wrote:





Lisa
How do you Know ???? On Feb 28, 8:10*pm, wrote:
I KNOW 'continental style' knitting (where the yarn is held in the left
hand, as in crochet) is faster than 'American style' (where you hold the
yarn in your right hand and 'throw' it over the needle). I've seen the
video's.

I have been kn itting almost 60 years , i learned the method of
Throwing the thread , which my late mother and her friends called the
`French way `, while the other way , holding thread in left hand , was
called by them the `German way`. with time every method one uses
becomes faster ,,, Nothing to do with the method !!!

20 years ago i saw [in an airport] how a lady from South America
knitted with 2 colors, and she use both `methods`, every hand holding
a different color , she showed me her `method` and thus i aquired the
other method. I still preffer the throwing method , it is easy
familiar and SUITS ME !!!! ONLY when i work with more that one color i
use both methods !!!!

You should choose the method you feel easy with , not the method
others tell you about !!!!
In every method PRACTICE makes for faster and nicer knitting !!!
All the best
mirjam

Mirjam,

I am taking a class at the end of the month to learn that method of
Fair Isle knitting. *I'm sure it will be fun to learn something new!

take care, *Linda D. in B.C., Canada- Hide quoted text -

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I've been knitting 40 years, and learned from the Learn How Book, so I
started out with English-style -- except I cannot do the finger-flick
to get the yarn around the needle. Left hand has to hold both needles
while right hand lets go and wraps the yarn.

Thirty years ago, a new friend who'd learned to knit while in Germany
showed me the "German" style, and I learned how to do the knit stitch
Continental style from her. She taught me to hold the yarn the same
way one does for crocheting, no extra wraps around the forefinger and
the forefinger held low. Then she moved away -- and I had to figure
out for myself how to purl that way!

I find Continental much easier and faster and relaxing. Especially
when ribbing! I use both methods when doing Fair Isle, though, one
color in each hand.